Fractio vs The Simple Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fractio
A versatile calculator designed for everyday use, handling numbers, fractions, and various measurements like linear, area, volume, and weight. It offers a natural display format and essential functions for common calculations.
- Fractional and decimal notation
- Linear, area, volume, and weight calculations
- US and metric unit conversions
- Natural number display
- Memory, rounding, percentage, trig, and log functions
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Fractio is a calculator for people that deal with plans, patterns, models, recipes, etc. In addition to plain numbers using either decimal or fractional notation, it can calculate linear measurements, areas, volumes, and weights, all in a variety of units including US and metric units. It includes easy conversion between the supported measurement units. Fractio displays numbers in "natural" format (not scientific notation), and is intended to calculate numbers that people use commonly. It includes memory, rounding, percentage, square/square root, trig, and log functions. Send bug reports, feature requests, etc to FractioApp@gmail.com
The Simple Calculator
This app offers a straightforward way to perform everyday calculations, including basic arithmetic, roots, percentages, and geometric formulas for common shapes. It supports fractions and offers convenient features like dark mode and copy-paste functionality.
- Basic arithmetic operations
- Roots and percentages
- Geometric calculations for shapes
- Fraction support
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Dark mode
- Copy and paste results
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A simple calculator that can be used in your everyday life. THE SIMPLE CALCULATOR FEATURES: - Portrait and Landscape Mode. - Dark Mode. - Split View. - Copy Results: Press and hold on the number to copy and paste elsewhere. THE SIMPLE CALCULATOR SUPPORTS: - Basic mathematical operations: • Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication. • Power of Two, Power of Three, Square Root, Cubic Root. • Percentages, Inverse Function. - Geometrical applications of everyday shapes: • Square Perimeter, Square Area, Square Diagonal, Cube Volume. • Circle Perimeter, Circle Area, Sphere Surface Area, Sphere Volume, Pi. • Triangle Perimeter, Triangle Area. - Fractions: • Mixed and improper fractions. • WE LOVE FEEDBACK • As always, your feedback is appreciated. Please keep sharing your experience by contacting us through our website, at: www.skottydeveloper.com Enjoying The Simple Calculator? Please show us some love by giving a 5 star review, so we can keep updating with great new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Simple Calculator at 4.6 against Fractio's 3.2. The Simple Calculator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (190 vs 11). Fractio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Simple Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fractio asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Simple Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Simple Calculator has 190 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Fractio's written reviews are positive against 77% of The Simple Calculator's.
Fractio ships an update every 9 months, The Simple Calculator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fractio | The Simple Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (190 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 190 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Campbell | Andreas Skotadis |
Customer experience
Fractio
The Simple Calculator
In-app purchases
Fractio
No in-app purchases
The Simple Calculator
- Remove Ads$0.99
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